Precious Metals Finish Divided Thursday, Sept. 13

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Precious metals futures moved little Thursday, Sept. 13

Precious metals futures ended divided Thursday, registering only modest changes. Gold and silver closed lower while platinum and palladium finished higher.

Gold for December delivery shed $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,208.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"It’s a break of the correlation today between the dollar and gold. Even though the dollar is down, we’re not seeing that equate to higher prices in precious metals," Reuters quoted Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at TIAA Bank. "It just seems like the sentiment for the meals is very negative."

Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,205 to a high of $1,218. The precious metal saw gains early, following the latest report on U.S. inflation.

Gold prices had seen gains in the wake of some morning U.S. economic data,” noted Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc. "The August consumer price index came in at up 0.2% versus expectations of up 0.3% from July. The producer price index on Wednesday also came in lower than expected."

Gold tacked on 0.7% on Wednesday — closing at their best level since Aug. 29, moved up 0.2% on Tuesday, and dipped less than 0.1% on Monday.

Silver for December delivery gave back 4.9 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $14.244 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $14.20 and $14.39. They moved up 1% on Wednesday, lost 0.2% on Tuesday — ending at their lowest price since since Jan. 22, 2016, and dipped less than 0.1% on Monday.

In other precious metals prices Thursday:

  • October platinum rose $3.40, or 0.4%, to $803.30 an ounce, ranging from $799.30 to $813.70.

  • Palladium for December delivery added $3.70, or 0.4%, to $968.70 an ounce, trading between $963.20 and $973.60.

London Precious Metals Prices

In comparing earlier fixed London gold and silver prices from Wednesday PM to Thursday PM:

  • Gold gained $14.20, or 1.2%, to 1,209.80 an ounce.
  • Silver added 7 cents, or 0.5%, to $14.225 an ounce.

LBMA platinum and palladium prices are available on the LBMA’s website with a delay of midnight.

US Mint Bullion Sales in 2018

United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods.

US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Thursday Last Week This Week August September 2018 Sales
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 0 0 0 0 0 30,000
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 7,500 1,000 17,500 8,500 145,000
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,000 0 4,000 1,000 23,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 0 2,000 2,000 4,000 4,000 58,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 0 20,000 20,000 10,000 40,000 200,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 6,500 0 20,000 6,500 104,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 0 1,037,500 0 1,530,000 1,037,500 10,275,000
Pictured Rocks 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 0 30,000
Apostle Islands 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 0 30,000
Voyageurs 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 0 30,000
Cumberland Island 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 N/A 46,000 N/A 46,000 46,000

 

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